John Boehner, donors huddle in Jackson Hole

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi brought her top donors to California wine country earlier this month. This week, Speaker John Boehner took his to Jackson Hole.

The Ohio Republican has spent the last two days in the Wyoming resort town with roughly 150 of the party’s donors, talking about his summer raising money for Republicans and urging the well-heeled crowd to help fill the House GOP’s coffers during this election year, according to sources at the event.

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Republicans need the cash: The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has consistently outraised the National Republican Congressional Committee by millions of dollars — a fact that Boehner highlighted at the event.

The retreat featured a Monday night speech from former Vice President Dick Cheney. The party’s top lawmakers also made the trip: House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California, Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana and Republican Conference Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington all attended.

So did top committee chairmen, who briefed the crowd on current events. Intelligence Chairman Mike Rogers of Michigan and Foreign Affairs Chairman Ed Royce of California spoke on a panel called “Stopping the Terrorist Surge, Checking Putin,” and McCarthy and Scalise led a talk called “A Stronger Economy and a Brighter Future,” according to a source present. NRCC Chairman Greg Walden of Oregon gave a presentation on the Drive to 245 — the party’s quest to win an additional 12 seats in the House.

The House GOP is heavily favored to wins seats in November, despite the financial disadvantage.